The Cycling House played host to the 3rd annual edition of the Al Lyman Pursuit Athletic Performance camp. Coach Al has 25 years of experience in endurance research and endurance racing. He is also a leader in run gait analysis, swim stroke analysis, and works closely with TT bike fit. The camp had mostly triathletes but we added in a couple pure cyclists to the roster. Another great addition to the team was Miles Frank; son of Brian Frank the founder and president of Hammer Nutrition. We also had the pleasure of having Jenny Gue (Owen’s Mom) at camp helping out Chef Drew in the kitchen. The camp served as a great week of training for everyone as they begin to load on the base miles in preparation for their upcoming race seasons. The dynamic of the group was great and everyone had plenty of opportunities to learn new training ideas, eat great food, and log some serious miles.
The campers had the opportunity to hit the pool with Coach Al and have their stroke filmed for later review. The swim stroke analysis was very beneficial for everyone and campers were able to take home some great advice. Along with Coach Al’s input myself, Linsey Corbin, and Ben Hoffman all were able to offer campers our own personal insight into race strategy, mental training, fueling and any other topics that were brought up. Linsey and Ben are two of the top Americans in long course racing and are leading the charge in developing our sport at the professional level. Linsey and Ben both touched on their own personal strategies for dealing with fatigue during racing and shared some of their personal tricks of the trade.
Campers enjoyed some great weather and the camp was topped off with a trail run on the Javelina trail outside of Catalina State Park. The camp covered over 250 miles cycling and featured all the featured Tucson rides. It was fun to have a triathlon focus at camp and The Cycling House has a couple of unique opportunities for this over the summer. The first is a camp in Madison, Wisconsin from June 4th- June 10th and will be our most affordable camp yet at $1095 for 6 days of spectacular cycling. The camp will offer all the normal Cycling House staples including great food, nice accommodations, and great cycling. The second opportunity will be our High Altitude camp in Vail, Colorado from June 18th-24th. The camp will take on an Xterra focus and the TCH staff has teamed up with Dogma Athletica to offer some unique benefits; including metabolic testing, VO2 max and lactic threshold testing. Josiah Middaugh, top American Xterra athlete for the past 6 seasons will also join the staff.
Chef Drew and Momma Gue were whipping up all sorts of great creations in the kitchen. Here is a little taste of what we had to offer.
Chef Drew’s Granola Love
Ingredients
-Puff Millet, Quinoa, Rice, and Oats (or any non-sweetend ceral) you choose the amounts
-Coconut Shavings (your choice on amounts)
-Pecans, Walnuts, Almonds (your choice on amounts)
-Sunflower Seeds or Flaxseeds
-Raisins, Golden Raisins, Dried Blueberries (your choice on amounts)
Process
Combine oils 3/4 cup (Grapeseed or Olive Oil) in a large mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup of Maple Syrup, 1/4 cup of Honey (or Agave). Add a splash of vanilla extract and 1 TBSP of Cinammon and you can add a little Cayenne Pepper to taste. Mix all the indgredients into a bowl and whisk them vigorously.
Choose a container to store the granola in and add all of your dried ingredients so that you know it will all fit into a Tupperware. Add all of the dry ingredients minus the dried fruit into a mixing bowl and mix in the wet ingredients and stir the ingredients so that everything is most and evenly mixed. Turn on the oven to 250 degrees and spread the ingredients out onto a baking sheet with aluminum foil as the base. Make sure that you have a fairly flat layer, you might need 2 baking sheets. Stir the ingredients every 15 minutes and it should take 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes or until golden brown. In the last 15 minutes add in your dried fruit. Let cool and add to your container and enjoy!